Chris RemingtonM to Technology@beehaw.org • 21 days agoMozilla says its new Firefox terms don’t give it ownership of your datawww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down10
arrow-up192arrow-down1external-linkMozilla says its new Firefox terms don’t give it ownership of your datawww.theverge.comChris RemingtonM to Technology@beehaw.org • 21 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-square@melp@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglish41•20 days agoI learned a new term today that illustrates this move. Warrant canary. When a company disappears a promise it’s like a canary in a coal mine.
minus-squarePete HahnloserlinkfedilinkEnglish10•20 days agoMany sites have done this over the years. It’s called a warrant canary because in the footer, they’d say “we don’t comply with law-enforcement requests” … then comes the warrant, and the wording is removed.
I learned a new term today that illustrates this move. Warrant canary. When a company disappears a promise it’s like a canary in a coal mine.
Many sites have done this over the years. It’s called a warrant canary because in the footer, they’d say “we don’t comply with law-enforcement requests” … then comes the warrant, and the wording is removed.